My Beloved Enemy

Sunny days bring joy and fun and a few more pounds!! Iced coffee is becoming part of my life again.
The feeling when the caffeine kicks in is so hard to describe. It brings you so much energy before you feel deflated a couple of hours later.
After a long morning playing tug of war with the little one, I find a pleasure by winding down at my favorite Starbucks, usually just to get a take-out when on duty. I never place a low-fat milk order and am not really sure if Starbucks here in Munich even carry low-fat milk. My usual is Iced Caramel Macchiato. I used to be a fan of a Flappuchino but not anymore since I can't resist saying yes to a whip cream topping that comes with it!
Sadly ICM is becoming my beloved enemy. With such amount of sugar and caramel, I also suffer a side effect after one or two hours of my consumption..that is 'binge eating.' I always see paparazzi shots of celebrities often holding either iced tea or iced coffee. I thought to myself..hey maybe that's their secret of diet. But maybe that cup of coffee is all they consume all day! I can't just have that cup of Joe and be done with it..why is that???

Now i am firing away on my blog with a cup in my hand. I know in just an hour I won't feel such elated like this. So I'd better get myself going..putting on my jogging shoes and enjoy the sun.

Spring is Here in Munich ^^

While I 've been away from my blog, my life has continued on as usual. It's seen my 31st birthday, Easter holidays, and warm spring days ( and a lot more to come).

My husband made this mock-up poster for me on my BD. It's sort of funny ;-)



We went for a Bavarian dinner and had a big pork meal (what else?). I have not decided yet what a birthday gift i want from him this year. I am thinking ..one or two culinary books. He's thinking..a camera ( digital professional ones that other people are crazy about and they seem to be 'in' at the moment). I said..go ahead if he will use it. I don't care much about this item because I take fewer pictures these days. When I blogged more often in the past, I took every single thing that moved..ha..ha..
Now, not so much.
The other day I visited one of my favorite food blogs (that i had not checked out for a while and found out she stopped blogging) http://www.worldfoodieguide.com/index.php/the-last-post/
I quote what she wrote that was kind of funny but realistic "...The husband will be able to eat food that doesn’t need to be photographed first and the cats will have more of my attention. And of course I’ll still be enjoying my food!..."
I applause to her for making this decision. Sometimes blogging really takes a lot of time from people's life. I for once experienced it. Now I blog less and get times to smell the roses ^^


Spring is actually here in Munich and I've started to bring out my flowery summer outfits I've bought.



What makes a girl happy is redoing her closet, isn't it? ;-)

I 've also started to collect spring/light scarfs. One of my friends is crazy about them. At the beginning I didn't pay much attention but after I bought one and then came the second one ..now I have to stop at every shop that carries them..ha..ha..
I think it's like some women that shop for shoes and can't just stop..
But for me i have a limit for everything...i think..

Reading mode:



Yesterday, I just finished the 5th of the Undead series. It was a bummer this one, kind of boring and no new interesting plots!! But regardless, I will continue the 6th today and the review from Amazon does not look so bad. The 9th is coming out this June and i am not sure if it will stop at that..

A book i've read recently and would like to recommend is She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb.

Till next blog..XOXO

Satisfying My Reading Phase

Bangkok book fair just kicked off and I wish I were there with my sisters cruising aisles of aisles of new /bestselling books. Going to a book fair can be a bit tiring but I still go whenever i get a chance.
Shopping for books is always fun for me and my sisters. Stacking our books on big piles of one another is a normal scene at my house. Given busy schedules, none of us finishes reading our purchases and we keep on buying!
Over a week ago, G picked up one book from a shelf and asked me what it was about. Oh that, a memoir I bought from Amazon weeks go and have not got a chance to dust it and read it. I promised to get to it later but still I have not.



These days I tend to check out books from the library and speedily read them while my membership card is still active. 18 Euro per year 's gotta be worth it!
Anyhow either reading my own purchases or the library ones, I feel like I am satisfying my reading phase just fine. There were times when i didn't even feel like touching a book. But I've made my 2009- resolution and I 'd like to stick to it (read at least one book per month, fiction, non-fiction any kind).



I feel calmer when I read. Since my job is dealing with a kid-- a toddler now to be precise-- reading in my spare time keeps me sane.

This week plenty of spare time is on my way ,thanks to the Easter break. When it's nice outside, I promise myself to bring out my favorite books and enjoy them in the sun. I may also try to find a regular reading spot at a cafe (ourdoor when it's sunny of course) and be engrossed by reading.



Spring is finally coming (if it's not here already!)



I received this basket of flowers as my early BD gift and I hope i will be able to keep them survive past Easter ^^

Just because I felt like it...

Bangkok 2010
I am sure this is not our best-looking shot but G was also in it with my two sisters. It's rare to get us all together in a photo (since G likes to be a photographer rather than being taken pics of)

After abandoning my blog for quite a while, today i just felt like typing out things that have been bothering me...

The situation in my country is not looking good and we never know when it is going to end. The more we fight against something, the more we lose. People don't let go. It's understandable to not let go when you have billions worth of cash. But if you follow the Buddhist way, it's you..you alone in this world and when you perish, you can't take anything at all (or anyone) with you.

The conflict in my country continues as well as the winter season in Europe. It's already March but we still see the ground covered with snow. I am not complaining so much though because I like cold weather. I like snow. But i don't like lacking of sun. I feel like I am being suffered by SAD. It all comes down to lack of exercise and discipline too.
Today I saw two young girls on the Ubahn. They were having a fun conversation in front of me. What really bothered me? One of the girl looked obese and while chatting with her friend she constantly ate her snacks (God knows what was in that pastry bag!). It was none of my business really...but what i imagined myself doing was telling the girl to slow down on her treat.
Gosh, i am so mean these days.

But hey, i don't always do what I preach. I ate like a horse last night while watching my favorite TV program! And now typing away this non-sense episode of my life, I just finished my big bowl of instant ramen (after swearing all day that today would end with just yogurt)!

People say i don't need to lose weight. Actually i am 85%happy with the way i look but when I lose, I feel in control. I think other women might agree with me..i am not the only one.

Long time no blog...

I was hoping i would be able to put some pictures from the Thailand trip on my blog here but my net book doesn't work as fast when it comes with picture-photoscaping.
Plus, i 've been quite busy since i 've returned to Munich. Facebooking friends seems to take most of my time away from the blog space too ^^
I am glad that now my father & my sister have DSL Internet connection at home so i feel like we're connected all the time although since I've come back we have not chatted online yet. But chatting via the computer doesn't replace entirely the old fashion way of communication ;that is 0ur phone conversations. Though i have to admit that i am always lazy to pick up the phone and dial. i find emailing quicker and I can just say what i have in mind just right there and then and just one click away.
Besides my work schedule, i try to keep myself busy with exercise schedule too. Last week my friend and I started to join a pilates class which was a bit intimidating for the first-timers. But we 've agreed that we will try again this week and see if we can catch up with the routine or not. Also we've booked Mondays for step-aerobic class and I am really looking forward to it because i have a step board at home to practice my moves ;-)

Happy Tiger Year!

We're back in Munich!
After spending three weeks of hot and sunny days in Thailand, I kind of like the cold welcome of Munich. But the trip was also a good one, visiting and meeting families.

Today is Valentine's Day and also Chinese New Year's Day. I wish everyone good health and happiness !

Happy Birthday My Sweet Hubby ;-)

January 14th 2010

I wish you all the best in the world and that we have another 100 years to celebrate your BD..ha..ha.. (who wants to live that long,anyway?^^)

The gift I prepared for G was a coincidence. It was a similar gift (same idea) that G got for me when he came back from Singapore.

Only us know what was in that box (maybe my sisters know too..ha..ha..)